Lately I have tried out many recipes from Annabel KarmelN1 Family Cookbook magazines (spring and summer editions) in my cooking. I love its wide selection of kid-friendly recipes which are both simple to follow and wholesome. Also, the required ingredients and seasonings are quite basic and easily found in the supermarkets. Besides that, the recipes include many fun and healthy ideas suitable for all ages from babies to adults. From the photos, they look very appetizing!! So far, her recipes haven’t disappointed me. The dishes turned out to be very tasty. More importantly, my family loves them. This led me to bookmark more and more recipes from these two magazines.

N1 Annabel Karmel is an author of books on nutrition and cooking for babies, children and families.

This chicken pie with cheesy mash topping is one recipe from Annabel Karmel Family Cookbook magazine that I tried and found to be Awfully Delicious! My husband thinks that it will be even better if it is served with some gravy to compliment the mashed potatoes which can get a bit dry without it.

I had modified some ingredients and steps in this recipe for the convenience of parents or caregivers who seldom cook Western food. For ingredients, I had substituted leek with celery and opted for dried parsley instead of fresh parsley. Of course, you are free to follow the original recipe if you can find leek and fresh parsley. I find that these substitutions have not affected much the taste of the final dish. As for cooking the chicken breast, I used the boiling method instead of the oven to poach it. This method will suit those who are lazy to use oven (just like me, hehehe!). I included both the original and modified recipes for your reference.

There is only one reservation I have on this recipe. It’s not really a wholesome dish for your toddlers as it uses lots of high calories ingredients such as cheese, butter and milk. But if it is just eaten moderately on an occasional basis, then it will certainly be a great one-dish meal for your family. I’m sure it will put smiles on your toddlers especially your fussy eaters when they see this comforting dish on the dinner table. For those who are bored with Asian food, try this one out for a change!

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Milk and cheese are good sources of calcium 🙂 …does it make sound more wholesome? What I like about this chicken pie is that because of the mash topping you used (instead of puff pastry), makes it so much convenient to eat.

yummy!! i also want to know where you got that baking tin! its gorgeous!
i made chicken pie some weeks ago, and used mustard in the seasoning, and also puff pastry for the top. it was nice but i wasnt too satisfied with the sauce which wasn’t thick enough in my opinion (maybe cos i didnt use cheese! lol)
will try out your recipe soon!

This is a dish, which in France, we call “hachis parmentier”. You generally use whatever leftover meat you have, you grind it and season it and hide it under mashed-potatoes. Children love it because it’s easy to eat. It’s a great way to use leftovers (beef, veal, duck, chicken, lamb, etc.)

Alivia: Thanks for your compliment. May I know what kind of project are you looking for your secondary students? Please provide me more information so that I can help. You can also email me at foodfortots@yahoo.com.

You are welcome 🙂 , I’ve recently found out that secondary students nowadays seem to have ‘no time'(especially those with working parents) to cook their own lunch, thus always bingeing in fast food, etc. It would be of great help if you could reccomend some easy but appealing food recipes for them to carry out, thus leading to a much better and healthier diet instead of their normal ‘carl junior’s on monday and mc’d on tuesday’ and so on. I’m very sorry if I’m making such a big fuss, resulting in making your life frustrating. Thank you for your offer though , (to send you an email). 🙂

Alivia: Sorry for the late reply as I can’t access to internet due to the toilet upgrading program which started on this Tue. You can find some simple recipes under the categories of rice, pasta and noodles. They can also try simple fried rice, simple fried noodles and homemade burger (meat/ salmon). But for these 3 recipes, I don’t have the recipes in my blog. If you want, you can write to me. Hope it helps.

Alivia: You are most welcome!! Yeah, some home improvement programmes by the Housing Development Board. My daily routine is haywired now during this period. Hahaha!

Btw, I have come across some “Kids can cook” cookbooks in the bookstore. Maybe you can check them out at your local bookstores. Alternatively, try to search in Youtube. Feel free to contact me if you still have queries. 😉

It will pass , don’t worry. You can make it through, most definitely. 🙂

Aahh, cook books, i will do. Youtube would be easier and more ‘attention grabbing’ due to ‘video format’. That would be an excellent idea. Why, thank you very much . You are truly one of the most helpful bloggers around. 🙂

Hey I just tried it the other day. It was hit – as we couldnt find some ingredients in my part of the world i substituted and it still turned out great 😀 Next time Ill try topping it with a biscuit crust – Thanks for a great recipe 🙂

hi love this recipe! am making this for my 18 mth toddler. can I omit the white wine vinegar? btw since the recipe has lemon juice, wont it be too sour with the vinegar?
sorry this is the first time am making pies so please pardon my ignorance. what is the use of the vinegar ah?
TQ

Looks so tempting. I am going to give it a try for sure! May i know can this dish be served as dinner on its own? Or there is other dish that can go with this? I have 3 adults and one toddler in my family. I am wondering is this enough to be served as a dish itself only.